Crosby U D, Schwarz B E, Gluck K L, Heartwell S F
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9032.
Contraception. 1993 Oct;48(4):359-66. doi: 10.1016/0010-7824(93)90081-h.
During the 21-month period between August 1, 1991, and April 30, 1993, 2,358 women received Norplant system insertions in either Parkland Memorial Hospital or the Dallas Maternal Health and Family Planning clinics. Forty-three percent of these women were teenagers with 14% 16 years of age or less. Overall, 431 patients received Norplant implants insertions postpartum prior to discharge from the hospital. To date, 138 Norplant systems have been removed, with the proportion of contraceptive implant removals among teenagers being essentially the same as that in more mature women. Of the reasons given by women discontinuing the Norplant system, an unanticipated high incidence of pain in the arm containing the implants, hair loss, and mood changes were noted. We have found the Norplant system to be a highly effective and highly acceptable contraceptive method for a large number of indigent women.
在1991年8月1日至1993年4月30日的21个月期间，2358名妇女在帕克兰纪念医院或达拉斯孕产妇健康与计划生育诊所接受了诺普兰系统植入。这些妇女中有43%是青少年，其中14%年龄在16岁及以下。总体而言，431名患者在产后出院前接受了诺普兰植入。到目前为止，已取出138套诺普兰系统，青少年中取出避孕植入物的比例与年龄较大的妇女基本相同。在停用诺普兰系统的妇女给出的原因中，发现植入物所在手臂意外出现高疼痛发生率、脱发和情绪变化。我们发现诺普兰系统对大量贫困妇女来说是一种非常有效且可接受的避孕方法。
